Corn-sheller



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CORN SHBLLER.

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Patented Apr. 10,l883.

No. 275,623. I

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CHARLES P. FERRIER, OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

CORN-SHELLERQ SPECIFICATION forming'part'of Letters Patent No. 275,623, dated April 10, 1883.

Application filed January 3, 1883. (No model.) I

. and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in corn-shellers, and is designed more particularly as an-improvementon Patent No. 241,531, granted to me May 17, 1881, the object of the same being to provide means for preventing ears of corn from jumping from the cones during the operation of shelling; and, with this end in view, my invention consists in the.

parts and combinations of parts, as will more fully be described, and pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of'my improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of the spout.

A represents the frame, of any desired shape and size, supported on the legs or standards B; and U the hopper end of the machine, to which the inclined shelf D is rigidly secured. This shelf D is adapted to support the cones E, the operation of which is similar to that described in patent to-Philo Ferrier, No. 87,920, bearin g date March 16, 1869.

F is a shaft carrying the wheel G, which latter serves to keep the ears of corn against the cones E. This wheel is beveled on its periphery, and -is provided with the transverse ribs or teeth a, which serve to hold the corn steadily against the cones. One end of the shaft F has a bearing in the side of the frame, while the opposite end has a sliding bearing in the plate H, secured to the opposite side wall of the frame. This plate H is provided with an oblong slot, in which one end of the shaft F bears, and is so placed that when the end of the shaft F is moved in the said slot the wheel G'lS moved either toward or away from the cones, which enables the said wheel to accommodate itself to cars of corn of different sizes.

G is an eccentric secured on the shaft F, at one end thereof, and adapted to operate the separator situated below the shelling mechanism through the intervention of the bifurcated vibrating lever I. This lever is pivoted to the side of the frame about its center, with its bifurcation extending upward and embracing the eccentric G on the shaft F, and the lower or opposite end thereof secured to one side of the separator, so as toimpart a vibrating motion thereto. This separator J is suspended within the frame A by swinging arms, and

consists of a rectangular frame surrounding a metallic bottom. The separator is composed of the pieces 9, extending throughout the entire length of the separator, and forming the sides thereof, and the transverse pieces h, to which the metallic apron or bottom is secured. The rear portion of the apron consists of imperforate sheet metal, and the front portion thereof of perforated sheet metal'or wire rack. In either case, however, the perforations or openings in the front portion of the separator are sufficiently small to prevent the cobs from falling through.

Secured to the inclined cover K is the castmetal feed-spout K, terminating near to the cones, so as to direct the ears of corn in the proper direction. This spout is provided at its upper end with the flange I, by means of which it is secured in position, and is slightly cut away in its rear lower edge, as at K, for the passage of the. wheel G, and is provided on its right side with a downward extension or continuation, m, which latter rests alongside of the wheel G, and prevents the ear of corn from jumping out before it is shelled. The wheel G rests sufficiently close to the shelling-cones to prevent an ear of corn from passing through between the wheel G and cones without slightly elevating the said wheel, and it is while this wheel is moving upward or being elevated by the passage downward of an ear of corn that the ears of corn jump from position; but by the aid of the improved spout the cob, with its adhering corn, is retained in position until entirely shelled. The shelled corn and cobs fall down onto the imperforate sheet-metal portion of the separator, thereby avoiding the sticking of the cobs in the meshes of the screen and clogging the same, andfrom thence down onto the wire rack or screen, where the corn passes through and is received into suitable receptacles, while the cobs are carried onward by gravity, assisted by the vibrating motion of the separator, and are discharged over the lower edge of the separator. Motion is imparted to the shaft IF the same as described in Patent No. 87,920, before referred to.

It is evident that slight changes in the construction and relative arrangement of the severel parts mi ght he resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exectconstruotion of parts shown and described,bnt consider myselfat liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly full within the spirit and scope of my invention.

* I am aware that sheiiing-cylinders have had guard-plates arranged adjacent thereto to pre- Ventthe ears of corn from jumping from the cylinders, and I do not claim such construction.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The combination, with the shelling-cones and the holdiugwvheel, of the feed-spout cut away at one side for the passage of said wheel and provided with the extension m, substan tially as and for the purpose set forth;

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES; 1.. FERRIER. Witnesses:

THALES L. BUCK, THOMAS NINDE. 

